The May Y’ALL book was Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. A question that arose during discussion was what is “steampunk”? Below is a starting point to sources more qualified to answer and recommend titles for further reading.

• Solar Flare
• Book Smugglers
• Library Journal article

We also brought our lists for best YA books of all time that we submitted to Persnickety Snark. Here’s my list:

10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (although now I think it should have put Order of the Phoenix).

9. The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake

8. Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar

7. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

6. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

5. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

4. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

1. Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

June book is Liar by Justine Larbalestier